In a recent moving piece by Rolling Stone, Lenny Kravitz joined in the appreciation and mourning of the late great Prince, sharing stories and recalling the impact on his life. The pair’s friendship spanned over two decades, therefore when Prince suddenly passed on April 21, Kravitz lost not only “one of his biggest influences, but also one of his dearest friends’.”
“I saw him so much, in and out, that I can’t remember the last time we spoke. I heard about the plane landing the other week. It knocked me really out. I still haven’t really recovered. Not to be dramatic or overly sensitive, but I really feel like a piece of me died.”
He went on to say, “I say that because of what he meant to me as an influence. I remember sitting in biology class in high school. I had a Sony Walkman and I’m listening to Dirty Mind. I’m listening to Head and I’m studying Doctor Fink’s synthesizer solo. I just remember sitting there and listening to it over and over. That record just opened up my imagination as to where I wanted to go. He looked like me. I could identify with him. I had this big imagination as to where I was gonna go, and it did not fit in a box. He was saying to me, ‘You can do this. This is how I did it, and now you do it your way.’ That meant a lot. He was a mentor and then someone I got to know as a friend and play with. So when he left, a part of me really went too.”
He described the moments he jammed on stage with Prince as ‘fun times’ where they would spontaneously jump around to different instruments, constantly mixing it up. Sadly this was at a time where camera and video cell phones weren’t around, therefore footage of these moments is scarce.
Read the full piece by here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC34ZcDiCag
In other news, Prince’s backing band The Revolution who performed on Around the World in A Day, Parade and Purple Rain, earlier today announced that they will be reforming and performing shows in tribute to the legendary performer. More details are yet to be released.
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Fresh from #Penisgate, Lenny Kravitz has gotten into the headlines once again. This time it is over his connection to illegal dentistry in the Bahamas. Kravitz lives on the island, where he even has his own recording studio set up there. His tenth and latest studio album entitled Strut was recoded there in 2014.
The 90’s rocker reportedly sponsored the dentistry that was raided after it did not have the correct permits to operate in the country.
“On Saturday the Police received a report that there was a group of persons operating an illegal clinic… Officers visited the location along with Immigration officers. While there they spoke with Mr. Lenny Kravitz, who reported that he was hosting the free clinic,” the local police report noted.
When pressed by the local police however, he failed to provide them with documents that were sufficient. The clinic was subsequently issued with a breach and Kravitz was ordered to shut the place down until the authorised documentation was given.
It is a truly bizarre tale, and comes in the wake of the media maelstrom that followed his wardrobe malfunction while in concert. The leather pants shredder has kept out of the spotlight after his very public exposure in Sweden. During the gig in Stockholm he famously got a bit too carried away and ripped his pants during a guitar solo, revealing his pierced genitals for all to see.
Relive Kravitz in his pre-dental, pre-pant splitting glory days here:
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Most of us have heard about #freethenip by now, the movement intended to allow nipple-based equality for women. However, with our focus on our nipples, have we been fighting for the wrong cause? Is it really time to #freethepeen?
Probably not, however if that movement ever ensues, Lenny Kravitz has already made their first statement.
Performing in Stockholm on Monday night, the musician/actor rocked so hard his dick (quite literally) fell out of his signature leather pants.
Die hard fans of the singer will be excited to learn that not only does Kravitz not wear underwear, he also has his nether regions pierced, facts that were previously not known by the public.
According to local reports, Kravitz promptly retreated backstage to change into another pair of leather pants, however the hilarious moment was recorded for us to enjoy in GIF form again, and again, and again. It’s really quite cathartic if you stare at it for long enough.
The singer has commented on the incident by tweeting a text sent by Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler, casually reminding us that despite #penisgate he is still in better company than the rest of us. For him to be shocked is surely a pretty big feat.
And here it is in all its glory: